Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Dominica
Dominica: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 743 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Dominica, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Dominica stood at 743 number. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Dominica peaked at 1,373 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 743 number, in 2019.
That places Dominica 183rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Dominica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,164 number | — |
| 1975 | 1,276 number | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 1,269 number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1,373 number | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 1,176 number | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 1,149 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,152 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1,047 number | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 1,326 number | +26.6% |
| 2000 | 1,157 number | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 1,157 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,075 number | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 759 number | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 941 number | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 1,081 number | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 1,016 number | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 950 number | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 986 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 936 number | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 936 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 938 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 870 number | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 886 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 784 number | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 846 number | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 833 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 743 number | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,252 number | 1,164 number | 1,373 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,168 number | 1,047 number | 1,326 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,006 number | 759 number | 1,157 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 854.5 number | 743 number | 938 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 180 Andorra 1,048 number compare
- 181 Micronesia (country) 988 number compare
- 182 Somalia 882 number compare
- 184 Cayman Islands 684 number compare
- 185 Marshall Islands 621 number compare
- 186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 570 number compare
- 186 Turks and Caicos Islands 570 number compare
More education data for Dominica
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 491 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 227 (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 257 (1993)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Dominica?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Dominica was 743 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,373 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 743 number in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Dominica ranks 183rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.